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Another Record Year For The Concert Industry (Forbes) - Amid gloom in the recording industry, North American concert grosses reach a new high for the ninth year in a row.

India’s BPO industry could reach $50 billion by 2012 (InfoWorld via Yahoo! News) - India's business process outsourcing companies could attain revenues of up to $50 billion by 2012, but the industry will need greater investments in education and infrastructure by the government, according to a new report released Tuesday.

India's outsourcing industry sets 50 billion revenue target (AFP via Yahoo! News) - India's outsourcing industry on Tuesday set itself the goal of lifting revenue almost five-fold to 50 billion dollars by the end of 2012 by tapping new markets and a booming local economy.

Industry, Labor Like NJ Gov's Toll Plan (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Legislators may not be on board, but New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine is having little trouble convincing industry and labor unions to back his plan to increase tolls on some of the nation's busiest highways to pay state debt and fund transportation.

India's Outsourcing Industry Sets $50 Billion Revenue Target (Industry Week) - Jan. 30, 2008 -- India's outsourcing industry on Jan. 29 set itself the goal of lifting revenue almost five-fold to $50 billion by the end of 2012 by tapping new markets and a booming local economy.

Wine Industry Has Natural Brake on Volume Expansion (South African Wine News) - "Variety is in our nature'' is the message the local wine industry is sending out to the world. Where else would you get, in one tiny area, as many site, soil and climate aspects as half the European wine producing countries put together?

Real estate industry gives Pantele boost (Richmond Times-Dispatch) - BY MICHAEL MARTZ Times-Dispatch Staff Writer Richmond City Council President William J. Pantele has gotten an early campaign fundraising boost from the real estate industry, including the developer of the proposed Echo Harbour project. Pantele received $1,000 last fall from U.S. Property Development Co., a business spin-off of the Unification Church that is asking the city to rezone riverfront ...

New Zealand's Tourism Industry Picks Up (Nasdaq) - (RTTNews) - New Zealand tourism industry remained buoyant due to increased holidays and higher spending according to statistics of the Tourism Ministry.

DEMO 08 Conference Takes Fresh Look at Technology Industry (Broadcast Newsroom) - PALM DESERT, Calif., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The technology industry's elite DEMO conference kicked off this morning with a state-of-the-industry address given by Chris Shipley , emerging technology analyst and DEMO executive producer.

State to embark on ‘halal park’ to cash in on growing industry (The Borneo Post) - KUCHING: The State government has identified several areas with potential to help the growth of the ‘halal’ industry.